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If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
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Important: For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered." Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions. Products include:
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- Earplugs and Ear Protection
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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | AV.com Standard | AV.com Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
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Key Features
Introducing the AudioQuest Root Beer 18 Active Optical HDMI Cable, the ultimate solution for ultra-long runs where impeccable audio/video performance is non-negotiable. Designed with advanced technology, this active optical cable delivers outstanding results at distances of up to 7.5 meters, ensuring your audio-visual experience remains uncompromised. Featuring Quartz Glass Optical Fibre AV Conductors, this cable eliminates multiple forms of degradation that often occur over extended distances. The optical fibre design ensures immunity to induced RF-noise, significantly enhancing audio performance and preserving the integrity of your sound. When custom-installation projects demand superior audio quality, the Root Beer 18 Active Optical HDMI Cable stands as the best option. Embrace unparalleled audio-visual excellence, where every detail is conveyed with precision and clarity, making your entertainment a truly immersive and engaging experience. Trust AudioQuest's expertise in crafting this high-performance cable, ensuring that even the most demanding installations benefit from exceptional audio quality.
Product Ref: 210057
Pearl HDMI embodies all of AudioQuest’s core philosophies on cable design. It employs solid long-grain Copper conductors, foamed polyethylene insulation, and precise geometry. Specific attention has been paid to maximizing the performance of HDMI, and indeed, AudioQuest’s HDMI cables push sonic performance to new levels.
AudioQuest Pearl HDMI cables 10 metres and above feature improved reliability, and the necessity of being able to transfer HDMI 2.0 and 18Gbps. These Active HDMI cables are 2.0 4K+HDR that sound and look every bit as good as their shorter passive siblings.
Because these cables are active, neither AudioQuest nor anyone else can guarantee 100% compatibility with all hardware. You might never encounter a case of incompatibility, but please be sure to test the complete equipment/cable/equipment interface before making an installation.
Solid conductors eliminate strand-interaction distortion. Pearl’s solid Long-Grain Copper allows a smoother and clearer sound than cables using regular OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) copper. OFHC is a general metal industry specification regarding “loss” without any concern for distortion. LGC has fewer oxides within the conducting material, less impurities, less grain boundaries, and definitively better performance.
The correct direction is determined by listening to every batch of metal conductors used in every AudioQuest audio cable. All signal conductors controlled for digital-audio direction in AudioQuest HDMI cables, and care is even taken to run the conductors used in the Audio Return Channel in the opposite direction to ensure the best performance for that application. Arrows are clearly marked on the connectors to ensure superior sound quality.
Any solid material adjacent to a conductor is actually part of an imperfect circuit. Wire insulation and circuit board materials all absorb energy (loss). Some of this energy is stored then released as distortion. Pearl HDMI uses air filled foamed Polyethylene insulation because air absorbs next to no energy and Polyethylene is low-loss and has a benign distortion profile. Thanks to all the air in Foamed-PE, it causes much less of the out-of-focus effect common to other materials.
High performance, improved reliability, and the necessity of being able to transfer HDMI 2.0 and 18Gbps have all come together beautifully in the AudioQuest Pearl Active HDMI cables, long HDMI 2.0 4K+HDR cables that sound and look every bit as good as their shorter passive siblings.
| Type | Active HDMI |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Solid Long Grain Oxygen Free Copper |
| Dielectric | Hard Cell Foam |
| Jacket | CMG (CL3 & FT4) Rated PVC |
